MN CRISIS NUMBER (844) 772-4724 | WI CRISIS NUMBER (715) 395-2259
MN CRISIS NUMBER (844) 772-4724 | WI CRISIS NUMBER (715) 395-2259
Brightwater Health’s community crisis response team is built up of mental health professionals and peer specialists trained in de-escalation, intervention, and stabilization of people experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Mobile Crisis Response team serves Duluth and the 30-mile surrounding radius. These teams provide fast, unarmed responses meant to intervene, de-escalate, stabilize, and assess our community members experiencing crisis.
We continue to successfully provide services that divert from law enforcement and emergency department involvement while connecting people with outpatient services, rapid access Psychiatry, peer support, substance use and addiction services, supportive counseling, skills training, and more.
Community Crisis Response intervention and stabilization services for youth include: De-escalating crises and stabilizing situations in schools and throughout the community.
We work with families and youths to:
All calls get followed up by debriefing with caregivers along with future family follow-ups.
Our Crisis Response Team will not forcibly remove or transport people against their will or force our services on anyone without their explicit consent. Individuals retain their rights and refuse our services unless they are an imminent danger to themselves or others, or in the case of abuse of a child, senior, people with disabilities, or other protected populations. Equally, CRT is able to refuse services or redirect a client if our involvement is inappropriate or not therapeutic, if the request is something the client should do for themselves, or if it’s deemed unsafe for any involved party.
The Advisory Council is made up of community leaders who advocate for the needs of those in our historically underserved communities.
This council is also responsible for exploring new program expansion opportunities that further Brightwater Health and the City of Duluth’s Mission to provide comprehensive, non-punitive, crisis services to our community.
Advisory Council Members
THE NORTHLAND’S ONLY CCBHC
Brightwater Health is the only Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in the Northland. We are an integrated model of care improving service quality and accessibility. This model is the future of community behavioral health with a goal to improve both mental health and substance abuse treatment across the country.
